Boss Alan Pardew is desperate to strengthen his squad this summer, and hopes the playmaker can fill the void left by Yohan Cabaye's £20m move to Paris St-Germain in January.

Montpellier's president Laurent Nicollin has reportedly confirmed negotiations have been successful between the two clubs, and is quoted as telling French website Maliactu: "There is an agreement with Newcastle."

It's understood Cabella will join the Magpies on a £50,000-a-week deal.

Newcastle have been in talks to sign Cabella since the start of the summer and needed a second round of negotiations to finally seal a deal for the 24-year-old after their first bid was rejected.

The Tyne and Wear outfit have already secured three deals this summer with Siem de Jong, Jack Colback and Ayoze Perez putting pen to paper at St James' Park.

Pardew is also keen to add Chelsea striker Demba Ba and Arsenal frontman Joel Campbell to his Newcastle squad ahead of the impending 2014/15 campaign.